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New Wood County superintendent looks at policies, LSIC reports

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Schools Superintendent Will Hosaflook has called for a comprehensive review of district policies, saying more than two-thirds of the policies are out of date.

“One of the first things I noticed were our policies,” Hosaflook told the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday. “We have roughly 114 policies. Some have been rescinded. Some have been taken out. Some aren’t even there.”

Hosaflook, who is in his third week as superintendent, said he has met with the district’s Leadership Team at the central office to assign out policies for review and revision.

“Nearly every administrator here (at the central office) has a policy they are responsible for. They are responsible for looking at the policy, they are calling principals, they are calling teachers, they are getting input on the policies.

“When you have 80 policies right now that need to be revised, you are going to see a lot of policies start to hit this agenda.”

Hosaflook also proposed changes to the district’s annual Local School Improvement Council presentations. The LSICs are required by law to present information each year to the school board, which often results in very similar presentations.

“It’s the same process 28 times,” Hosaflook said.

Instead of having 3-4 schools come in at a time over the course of multiple meetings, the district will have three days of presentations.

“We’re going to run the LSIC presentations this year like the county fair,” Hosaflook said. “What I am going to ask all the principals and the students and the schools and the LSICs to do is basically make a little three-fold pamphlet. List your mission, list your goals, answer all those questions that we’re required to answer by law, and have a dialogue back and forth. Tell us the great things happening in Wood County Schools, because that is something we need to get out. The more we can get those positive messages out, the better our school system will be and the culture will start to shift.”

Hosaflook said the presentations will be held in October and he plans to bring the plan to the school board next week for consideration and approval.

“I think it’s going to be a pretty neat experience,” he said. “I think the kids will be more involved in this process.”

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